Ethereum Classic plans ‘Thanos’ hard fork to restore mining with older GPUs

Four gigabyte devices will soon be able to find a new home on ETC. Ethereum Classic (ETC) is planning to execute the Thanos hard fork, an upgrade that would ensure several more years of mining functionality for graphics cards with 4 gigabytes of RAM. The upgrade, scheduled for block 11,700,000 — set to be mined between Nov.

Nvidia Posts Record Q3 Earnings, Sales of GPUs to Crypto Miners Reach $175 Million

Nvidia released its earnings for the third fiscal quarter of 2021 this week, showing better-than-expected results, driven by sales of its graphics processing unit (GPU) chips.

Nvidia Accused of Trying to Discredit Ex-Employee in Crypto Mining Revenue Trial

Investors suing Nvidia have opposed a motion from the US chipmaker that would shut out the testimony from an ex-employee.